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Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 15, 2007, 08:37:19 PM
I dont know if some of you know about the asteroid scheduled to miss earth in 2029.  But I like freaking out my friends and telling them it'll hit us.

Here's some info, but keep in mind.  There is a 1 in 8,000 chance of it hitting earth.  If it does... however... well, it'll suck.  

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=3434

First batch of info

Some of this stuff is the same, but did I mention that the asteroid may be coming  back around and hitting us in 2035-2037?  whoops... I didn't mention did I.

http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/377/16479_asteroid.html

And for any other information you need... HERE'S WIKIPEDIA!  :aok

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis



Please also note, that if it DOES hit us... this will happen :( :( :eek: :eek: :cry  :O :Ohttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6909147644920979305&q=Asteroid+earth&total=224&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

Please ignore the japinese lady talking.



Anyway, this is to discuss it, argue about it, and then fear about it.  :cry
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: vorticon on June 15, 2007, 08:49:32 PM
it either hits us or it doesnt and there aint nothing we can do about it. so its not worth worrying about.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 15, 2007, 08:50:00 PM
tell that to my friends ;)   It'll be one hell of a boom though.  :D
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Reschke on June 15, 2007, 08:55:47 PM
Maybe I will still be around for that big cleanup of the west coast of the US. It just might impact the whole global warming scenario also. That would really cool things down and probably cause another ice age. Wouldn't that just be the bomb to go from to hot and massive polar ice melts to massive global glaciers in a matter of months.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 15, 2007, 09:02:07 PM
:huh :rolleyes: :confused: ..... OOOOH:aok :rofl :p
Title: Re: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Holden McGroin on June 15, 2007, 09:06:29 PM
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Originally posted by Oogly50
I don't know if some of you know about the asteroid scheduled to miss earth in 2029.  


As long as it is scheduled to miss, why worry?
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: DiabloTX on June 15, 2007, 09:07:31 PM
(99942) Apophis should be added to the planeset immediately.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 15, 2007, 09:07:57 PM
or hit.  Then it will just come around and hit earth in the back of the head unexpectedly... while we wave our arms and flair, trying to get the earths attention so that it'll turn around, see the asteroid, and step to the right.

Therefore the asteroid would narrowly miss earths head, then earth will grow arms, and take out a gun.  Blow up the asteroid, and we will all be happy.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: wooley on June 15, 2007, 09:09:23 PM
Jeez - that wasn't an asteroid in the film - that was a whole other planet.

If a half-click asteroid strikes near here, I might at last be able to afford a house...:lol
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 15, 2007, 09:10:04 PM
:lol
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: vorticon on June 15, 2007, 09:16:21 PM
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Originally posted by Oogly50
or hit.  Then it will just come around and hit earth in the back of the head unexpectedly... while we wave our arms and flair, trying to get the earths attention so that it'll turn around, see the asteroid, and step to the right.

Therefore the asteroid would narrowly miss earths head, then earth will grow arms, and take out a gun.  Blow up the asteroid, and we will all be happy.


either way, if you dont worry, it should all come as a pleasant suprise.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: DYNAMITE on June 15, 2007, 09:22:23 PM
That was disconcerting. :huh
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Shuckins on June 15, 2007, 11:19:31 PM
"And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea;  and the third part of the sea became blood.

And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died, and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

And the third angel sounded and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

And the name of the star is Wormwood:  and the third part of the waters became wormwood;  and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars:  so as the the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.  

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabiters of the Earth..."

____________

Revelation 8:8-13

Sounds like a pretty good description of what would happen to the Earth if a large asteroid were to strike.  But what did St. John know...he had no scientific training.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: RAIDER14 on June 15, 2007, 11:30:19 PM
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Originally posted by wooley
Jeez - that wasn't an asteroid in the film - that was a whole other planet.

If a half-click asteroid strikes near here, I might at last be able to afford a house...:lol


you better have sunscreen:cool:


The bad part is if it impacts the earth and doesn't destroy it but  it hits a nuclear storage site,They could blow it up with missiles or if technology allows send shuttles up there to nuke it....
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: USRanger on June 15, 2007, 11:30:38 PM
Apophis should be perked.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Eagler on June 16, 2007, 12:05:01 AM
I'll be 70 and depending on my health, may welcome its arrival
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Deth7 on June 16, 2007, 01:41:38 AM
hehe look up Planet X.........
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: AKIron on June 16, 2007, 07:57:02 AM
Move over dinosaurs.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Jackal1 on June 16, 2007, 08:35:26 AM
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Originally posted by USRanger
Apophis should be perked.



Awwwww don`t worry. ENY will make it useless most of the time. :rofl
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Maverick on June 16, 2007, 12:12:31 PM
The comet is mostly ice right? Put our politicians on the surface. In a mere few days it will alll have evaporated. Put michael moore and al gore on it and it will take hours.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: lazs2 on June 16, 2007, 01:00:07 PM
NO... there is a chance it will hit.

If it does it will be the end of life as we know it.

We can't take the chance that it won't hit.   we need to get every "scientist" to get off the man made global warming bandwagon and onto the asteroid doom band wagon.

This is far too important to take a chance on.   we need to DO SOMETHING RIGHT NOW!!!!

We need to have the UN form a committee and get every nation on the planet to sign on.   We may have to suffer some loss of income and freedom but....

Do we have any choice?    

lazs
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Meatwad on June 16, 2007, 01:01:31 PM
Cool!
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Red Tail 444 on June 16, 2007, 01:51:53 PM
Fellas, this has been discussed...and the solution is already at hand...

(http://users.tkk.fi/~eye/videogames/asteroid2.jpg)
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 16, 2007, 02:39:43 PM
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Originally posted by Red Tail 444
Fellas, this has been discussed...and the solution is already at hand...

(http://users.tkk.fi/~eye/videogames/asteroid2.jpg)
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:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Angus on June 16, 2007, 06:35:19 PM
It's 320 metres across.
That means it can be NOOKED TO DUST :D
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Ripsnort on June 16, 2007, 06:38:08 PM
Its the ones we don't detect that we should worry about. ;):noid
This asteroid will also offer an opportunity for the "Me" generation who will be in their 50's and 60's  to run up credit card debt to amounts unpayable sans interest.....oh wait, they're already there! ;)
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: tedrbr on June 16, 2007, 07:06:04 PM
Quote
Originally posted by vorticon
it either hits us or it doesnt and there aint nothing we can do about it. so its not worth worrying about.


Plenty that we can do about potential asteroids that threaten to his the Earth, provided we know about it (which requires better inventory of objects in our solar system), and know about it with enough advanced notice.  The further in advance a known threat is dealt with, the less effort is required to deal with it.  Solar sails can tug an asteroid out of our way, with enough advanced notice.  Even painting the surface of an asteroid can move it using solar pressures, if done a long time in advance.  Ion tugs are a more brute force effort, and rockets or mass drivers even more so.

Besides Apophis - 250-metre-wide - (has a 1 in 45,000 chance of hitting Earth on 13 April 2036), there are a few others that have a good chance of hitting the Earth, or passing close enough to effect their orbit to hit Earth in a follow up orbit.

There are over 108 asteroids, known so far, considered to be "potentially hazardous objects" to planet Earth.

1950 DA - over 1 km across - has a maximum 1-in-300 chance of striking the Earth in the year 2880, and is the most likely threat at this time.

1997 XF11 - about a mile wide (320,000 megatons of dynamite force) - is expected to pass at 30,000 miles in 2028.

asteroid 2000 SG 344 close approach in 2030, and how Earth effect's it's follow up orbits is a concern.

There are others being watched for 2013, 2014, 2016, 2030, 2070, and so forth.  Over 108 known threats so far, and this does not take into account asteroids or comets, especially very long period orbiting bodies, we do not know about yet.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: PalmerAK on June 16, 2007, 07:31:19 PM
Just send Ben Affleck, He'll take care of it.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: RAIDER14 on June 16, 2007, 08:13:39 PM
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1950 DA - over 1 km across - has a maximum 1-in-300 chance of striking the Earth in the year 2880, and is the most likely threat at this time.


by that time Star Trek technology might become reality and so the military can just blow it up with lasers
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Ripsnort on June 16, 2007, 08:23:44 PM
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Originally posted by RAIDER14
by that time Star Trek technology might become reality and so the military can just blow it up with lasers
We won't have to wait until 2880....we're about 15 years away from that type of high powered laser. ;)
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/abl/index.html
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Wes14 on June 16, 2007, 08:40:51 PM
:D  heres what might happen Before that hits

Clicky (http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end.php)

***Note to people,there is some inappropriate words:p ***
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 17, 2007, 02:03:27 AM
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Originally posted by Red Tail 444
Fellas, this has been discussed...and the solution is already at hand...

(http://users.tkk.fi/~eye/videogames/asteroid2.jpg)


HACKER! There's no way you could have 4 lives at 230 points!
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: lazs2 on June 17, 2007, 10:31:22 AM
Like I said... get the UN to run the asteroid program... get all the countries (like iceland) that don't have asteroid destroying ability to give money to the US so that we can do the research and build the asteroid killing nukes.

lazs
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: john9001 on June 17, 2007, 11:54:18 AM
nuke the roid.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Maverick on June 17, 2007, 11:57:36 AM
No one likes my idea of sending politicians to melt the suckers????    :cry
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Wes14 on June 17, 2007, 12:22:34 PM
works for me..i was just thinking launching Bush at it and it runs away:confused:
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Dichotomy on June 17, 2007, 12:43:53 PM
Quote
Originally posted by PalmerAK
Just send Ben Affleck, He'll take care of it.


Point of order.  Affleck went home on the super shuttle.  Bruce Willis blew the thing up.

Send em both
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 17, 2007, 05:50:29 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Wes14
:D  heres what might happen Before that hits

Clicky (http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/end.php)

***Note to people,there is some inappropriate words:p ***


I have seen that before... 122 times actually, and have quoted the whole damn thing.  

sad I know...

:rolleyes: :D ;)
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: RAIDER14 on June 17, 2007, 06:04:26 PM
CNN REPORT ABOUT 2029 ASTEROID  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D1zFBWBqhw&mode=related&search=)
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Serenity on June 17, 2007, 08:04:33 PM
lol. Just posted a MySpace bulletin with those links, but only quoting the sentences that promise absolute doom... lets see how long it takes to create a full-fledged teen-panic!

So... what your saying is, in 2028 we should sell ALL of our stocks??? :huh
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 17, 2007, 08:13:09 PM
Nah, it'll probably miss.  I've been researching it.  But yea... teen panic!  

Tell me how that goes :D :t :t :rofl
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Serenity on June 17, 2007, 08:31:18 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Oogly50
Nah, it'll probably miss.  I've been researching it.  But yea... teen panic!  

Tell me how that goes :D :t :t :rofl


I know, but teens are too lazy to read the entire articles the find that out, and I cannot wait to see the terrified reactions! :D
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: john9001 on June 17, 2007, 08:55:00 PM
teen reaction, "ohmygod  ohmygod  ohmygod"
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Wes14 on June 17, 2007, 08:59:07 PM
Send this guy,his squeakyness could blow up the asteroid

Click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2L7EgjcCNc)
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Serenity on June 17, 2007, 09:02:54 PM
Wes... how in gods name has your sig YET to be skuzzified?!?
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 17, 2007, 09:13:57 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Wes14
Send this guy,his squeakyness could blow up the asteroid

Click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2L7EgjcCNc)




His facial expression are just...  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl   I literally fell out of my chair
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Wes14 on June 17, 2007, 10:16:25 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Serenity
Wes... how in gods name has your sig YET to be skuzzified?!?

cause i hide it:D



and Oogly,you though that was funny look at this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkhKsRqryi0)
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Serenity on June 17, 2007, 10:49:19 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Wes14
cause i hide it:D



and Oogly,you though that was funny look at this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkhKsRqryi0)


You do that how? lol. I bet you manually type it in... :rofl
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Wes14 on June 17, 2007, 10:56:03 PM
no just un-check the "show Signature" box when you post :p
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Serenity on June 17, 2007, 10:59:43 PM
nice
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Wes14 on June 17, 2007, 11:02:29 PM
:D  but my sig is true for "Flame Warriors",and its a quote too :aok

[unhijack]use the NewU's and throw them at the asteroid(or launch them).it will be like a squeaky nuke:D
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: RAIDER14 on June 17, 2007, 11:10:41 PM
to try to get back on asteroid topic............Where is Zefram Cochrane when we need him the most.
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Wes14 on June 17, 2007, 11:11:26 PM
he got vulched:O
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Serenity on June 17, 2007, 11:13:51 PM
I say we let it hit... doesnt that YouTube vid make the impact look like fun???


But if we HAVE to evade it, dont we have like... 26 milion nukes??? Itd be a great way to save the world and help disarm it as far as nuclear weapons. I know that causes fragments, but really, whats the likelyhood of moving it? Or maybe we could use said nukes to cause a control explosion on the surface of the asteroid deflecting it... really, you only have to deflect them a tiny bit, dont you? Considering they will continue going in the direction you deflect them due to there not being friction in space...
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: lazs2 on June 18, 2007, 08:43:32 AM
the man made global warming scientists better work overtime cause the end of the world due to asteroid scientists look like they are gaining in the panic race to get funding.

lazs
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: john9001 on June 18, 2007, 11:45:31 AM
i thought the world was gona end when the Yellowstone volcano erupted?

asteroids. global warming, volcanoes, tsunamis, terrorists.

HELP ME----HELP ME------:confused:
Title: Apophis - The asteroid
Post by: Oogly50 on June 18, 2007, 11:51:45 AM
It's just too much.  I told the person I hate most (my sister) about this yesterday and she started crying... went to my parents.

:(  Stupid sisters :mad: